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South Florida family waits months for repairs after lawn company breaks sliding glass door
Summary by The Miami Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Kathleen Ditton , as published by WSVN 7 News
· July 28, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway Further details about the incident and the family's efforts to get the door repaired are available from Help Me Howard with Brandon Beyer on WSVN 7 News.
A Coral Springs family has been waiting for months for repairs to their sliding glass door. The door was accidentally shattered by a lawn company when a weed eater flung a rock. The family's patio door has been covered with hurricane shutters and a plastic tarp for six months.
The incident caused shards of glass to be scattered inside and outside the house. Further details about the incident and the family's efforts to get the door repaired are available from Help Me Howard with Brandon Beyer on WSVN 7 News.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 28, 2026 ·
Source: WSVN 7 News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? A Coral Springs family has been waiting for months for repairs to their sliding glass door. The door was accidentally shattered by a lawn company when a weed eater flung a rock. The family's patio…
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